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Rusk County LEPC reviews preparedness plans, hazard-mitigation update and hazmat grant options
Summary
Committee reviewed the state hazmat computer grant, discussed duplication in the strategic/hazard-analysis sections of the emergency plan, outlined the Integrated Preparedness Plan schedule and the multi-county hazard mitigation update, and summarized recent spills handled by the DNR.
Rusk County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee reviewed several emergency-planning items, including a state hazmat computer grant, the county’s Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) and a multi-county hazard mitigation plan update. The committee also reviewed a recent list of spills that were investigated primarily by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and confirmed the county’s annual Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) publication schedule.
Emergency grant and equipment: Committee members discussed a recurring state hazmat computer grant that is typically $2,000 annually with a larger $6,000 award every fourth year. The committee noted the grant is frequently used to purchase laptops, radios or credentialing equipment; last year the county used the funds to buy an ID printer for credentialing. The committee stated equipment purchased with the grant must remain under Emergency Management control and used for emergency management purposes.
Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP): The committee reviewed the IPP, a required three-year planning document used to…
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